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Natasha gets boost from new national coach
(Preview)
Natasha Khan has been singled out as one of the players who can revitalise British tennis.
Khan, from Hove, has rocketed up the world rankings from 900 and is now inside the world's top 500.
Lewes-based Nigel Sears, the new national head coach for women, is impressed with her form and wants he...
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Jane feeling the benefits of new training base
(Preview)
Jane O’Donoghue, one of Britain’s top tennis players, says making the University of Bath her training base has given her tennis career a new lease of life.
The 23-year-old, originally from Wigan, is currently number 11 in the British women’s rankings and 383 in the world, but is determined to wo...
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Dubai 75K.
(Preview)
Mel South is 12th on the lists. Initially she was outside the top 35, I think.
No Brits in qualies draw. Not even the Dubai based 15 year old Jennifer Smith.
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Yucatan Word Cup 2006 - ITF Grade 1.
(Preview)
Jade and Tara in the main draw. Tara can shoot up the rankings if she makes some damage here. 
Entry List:
http://www.copayucatan.com.mx/77-2-18+years.html
Main draw begins on Monday.
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Valasske 25K - Czech Republic
(Preview)
Main draw starts tomorrow. Sarah Borwell returns to action and is 10th on the entry list.
Emily Webley-Smith and Olivia Scarfi were on the alts list but both withdrew.
If anyone knows of a website for this tournament, please post it 
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ITF East Africa Circuit 2 - ITF Grade 4 - 2006.
(Preview)
Fourteen year old Laura Slater, ranked 628 and seeded third, is through to the semis here.
She plays (has played actually, ITF is always behind) second seed Shivika Burman of India in the semis.
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Sears becomes Fed Cup Captain
(Preview)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6169759.stm
Presumably this comes as little surprise following his appointment to the LTA. PLease would someone explain this role to me, is it the same as the DC Captain for the men? (I know next to nothing about the Fed Cup!) Thanks.
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Toronto 25K
(Preview)
Danielle Brown is the 2nd seed in qualifying. She double-bagelled American Subbadharmi Sundaram in her opening match.
A report from a poster on Wtaworld:
Danielle looks like Kim Clijsters. Anyway, she didn't have to do much in this match and to be honest, she got down on her self quite a bit....
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Cavaday Trains At Nick Bollettieri's.
(Preview)
http://www.lta.org.uk/Newsroom/PlayerDiaries/061207Cavaday.htm?BSMGuid=6236bb2d-c4b3-449d-96e1-128d9f50d0ae...
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Orange Bowl 2006.
(Preview)
Orange Bowl and Junior Orange Bowl are different tournaments, so we should have different topics.....
16&U Acceptance List:[url=http://dps.usta.com/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_14985.pdf?11/3/2006%208:14:10%20PM]http://dps.usta.com/usta_master...
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Eddie Herr International 2006.
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 6
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(Preview)
18&U -
Jade Curtis.
Qualies:
Tara Moore. (Tara should get a main draw WC.)
Anna Fitzpatrick.
16&U -
Naomi Broady.
Stephanie Cornish. 
Yasmin Clarke.
Qualies:
Jennifer Smith.
Elizabeth Ullathorne.
14&U -
Je...
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LTA end of season interview with Keothavong
(Preview)
British No.1 Anne Keothavong says she believes she is on track to break into the world’s top 100 during 2007.
The 23-year-old from Middlesex enjoyed a perfect end to 2006 when she claimed her second $25,000 title of the year in Prerov, Czech Republic on 19 November – a result which saw her climb to N...
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Milan 50k Week 48
(
1 2 3 4 5 … 7
)
(Preview)
Amanda Keen seeded 6 in qualifying. (ranked 258)
QR1 opponent - Veronika Chvojkova (CZE) (302)
Seeds and floaters in her quarter - Margit Ruutel (EST) (2), Sabrina Jolk who bt Amanda last week. (but thery play each other in round one so only one can challenge Amanda.)
If she can win QR1 she'll fa...
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Tel Aviv 10K week 48
(Preview)
Nadia Lee (6)
Deborah Armstrong (8)
both get byes through QR1
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50K San Diego
(Preview)
Qualifying:
Danielle had an excellent rd1 win over the top seed Ashley Weinhold [Katie's US Open conqueror]: 6-0, 1-6, 7-5
Unfortunately she then lost 6-2, 6-1 to an American girl ranked 41 places lower at 551, in rd2 [final qualifying round].
It seems that Danielle's one of these play...
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75K Poitiers [France] week 47
(Preview)
The entry list is really strong here. 5 top 100 players and the cut is 144.
It's stronger than some tier 4s.
Anne and Amanda are both entered for qualifying which starts on Sunday. Anne is no 3 on the qualies list so has a chance of getting into the main draw via withdrawals. Amanda is 13th on the li...
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25k Nuriootpa
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1 2 3
)
(Preview)
Qualifying starts 19th November.
MD:
Mel South, Jane O'Donoghue, Becky Llwellyn and Naomi Cavaday(16th player as DA )
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25K Prerov (Cze) Week 46
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Anne, Amanda and the the Sarah Borwell comeback
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Julia Bone
(Preview)
Just wanted to post my condolences to 18 year old Julia Bone who lost her father earlier this week. He died of a sudden heart attack. He was the director of the LTA training school in Bisham Abbey and worked with Anne Keothavong, Miles Maclagan, Colin Beecher and Annabel Croft among others.
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10K Sunderland
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1 2
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(Preview)
QR1
Qualifying 1st round results (1) Anne-Valerie Evain FRA BYE Stephanie Parker GBR d. Emma Tomlinson GBR 6-0, 6-4 (2) Deborah Armstrong GBR BYE Marine Sorg FRA d. Johanna Konta AUS 6-3, 6-3 Katharina Brown GER d. (3) Rachael Dillon IRL 6-3, 6-1 Samantha Vickers GBR d. Rosanna Hatch GBR 6-3, 7-5 (4...
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25k Port Pirie
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1 2
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(Preview)
MD:
Mel South, Rebbeca Llewellyn and Jane O' Donoghue.
Qualies:
Cavaday(3), Georgie Stoop(5), Karen Paterson, Natasha Khan, Emily Webley Smith, Claire Rickett, Melissa Percy and Lucy Fletcher
Cavaday seeded in qualies however she could make the MD if 3 people are out.
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Jerry Simmons, Grade 4, Boca Raton
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1 2
)
(Preview)
Jade Curtis is 2nd seed.
Anna Fitzpatrick also in main draw.
Qualifying - Heather Watson and Elizabeth Ullathorne
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75K Kaosiung
(Preview)
R1
1)Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) v Katie O'Brien (GBR)
This thread may not last for long......
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Georgie Stoop
(Preview)
http://www.advantage-tennis.com/stoop-georgie/index.php?ind=25
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25K Jakarta
(Preview)
Main draw begins on 6th November.
Katie will be the 2nd seed [hopefully she's fully recovered by then from her mystey illness].
Melissa Berry will be seeded 2 in qualifying so I imagine Bladetiger will be keeping a close eye on this tournament
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